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WWUS84 KBRO 171354
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
854 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

TXZ255-355-455-171445-
Cameron Island TX-Coastal Cameron TX-Inland Cameron TX-
854 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CAMERON AND SOUTHEASTERN WILLACY
COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM CDT...

At 854 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Library Memorial Middle School, or near Laureles, moving east at 65
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos, South Padre Island, Rancho Viejo,
Rio Hondo, Arroyo City, Olmito, La Paloma, and Laureles.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 7 and 32.
 US Highway 281 between mile markers 822 and 830.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2597 9713 2598 9762 2599 9763 2600 9762
      2601 9765 2603 9764 2602 9767 2603 9772
      2631 9775 2632 9768 2630 9753 2633 9752
      2632 9750 2633 9751 2633 9747 2634 9747
      2633 9745 2636 9743 2641 9714 2636 9713
TIME...MOT...LOC 1354Z 265DEG 58KT 2614 9755

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Katz